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Elite Online Ed

The Minerva Project is billing itself as the world’s first “elite” online university. Though still in development, its founder Ben Nelson promises it will be comparable to places like Harvard and Yale at a fraction of the cost.

Guest: Ben Nelson, Founder and CEO of The Minerva Project, an online university that is slated to launch in 2016.

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